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Friday, January 17, 2014

Vicente Martin ~ 1774

Let it be known that this
testament that I, Bizente Martin, resident of Santa Fe, make my last and final
will.

I declare that I have been
married first to Ysabel Tafoya (1730-1757) from which marriage we had one son called Joseph
Antonio; and the second time to Maria Manuela Urioste ( -1802), from which marriage we
had no children.

I declare as my property, my
house and lands.

I declare eight tame oxen, two
horses and a mule which is a tame male mule.

I declare a saddle, a gun, a
lance, a leather jacket, spurs, saddle pads, shield and bridle, which it is my
will to bequeath to my son, Jose Antonio.

I declare as my property 350
ewes, which I have given on shares to Juan Lorenzo Atencio, for which I have an
instrument executed by the said Ju Lorenzo, to wit: that of these
350 ewes, 200 are mine, 50 belong to my son and the remaining 100 belong to my
wife which my wife had an brought to my possession before we were married.

I have given Bentura Baldes three
cows, in all good faith, from which I do not collect any issue whatever, only
the principal.

I declare I do not owe anything
to anyone.

I declare I have a tract of land
bounded by lands of the deceased Padre
Bernardo, and lands of Manuel Ortiz, which it is my will to leave to my wife
and son, Joseph Antonio.

I declare I have a house lot with
its patio contiguous to my house.It is
my will, also that of my wife and son, Joseph Antonio, that it be left to my
natural son, Miguel Martin.

I declare that Prudencia Gomez
owes me 30 pesos; I order that they be collected.

I declare that Juan Fuentes, a
resident of El Paso, owes me a barrel of wine. I order it collected.

I declare that it is my will that
all the property known to be mine be partitioned in equal parts between my wife
and my son, Joseph Antonio.

I name as my administrators,
first my wife, second my son, Joseph Antonio Martin.I request that don Manuel Garcia Pareja,
Alcalde Mayor of this villa of Santa Fe, who is here present, interpose his
authority.This testament is executed in
the grantor’s dwelling house on the 22nd of March 1774, because he did not know how to
sign, I, said Alcalde Mayor signed it with my witnesses.Manuel Garzia Pareja, rubric.Witnesses:Antonio Armijo, rubric and Francisco Javier Fragoso, rubric.

*He also uses the name Benavides and Baranca. His burial record is dated March 23, 1774 for a Vicente Baranca spouse of Manuela Urioste. Other records indicate he is a Benavides, possibly his mother's name.